The Curse Of Baba Yaga

The lyrics present a speaker who distrusts someone’s words and behavior. The person seems to speak loudly without making sense, while their friendly appearance hides dishonesty. The mood is suspicious and unsettling rather than openly angry. As the lines continue, the images become stranger and more threatening, suggesting that the speaker sees danger or deception spreading beyond ordinary conversation.

“Double faces” suggests hypocrisy: showing one side while hiding another. “Butter us up” is an idiom meaning to flatter people, perhaps to gain their trust or advantage. The contrast between “smiling eyes” and “smiling lies” makes friendliness feel false. References to talking to creatures and raising the dead introduce supernatural imagery, while “pick the bone” evokes something being stripped bare or consumed.

The final lines are difficult to pin down, and the lyrics do not explain who the people or creatures are. “Trained apart from houses of stone” may suggest separation from ordinary, secure life, but its exact meaning is unclear. “Hour of horses” could point to an approaching moment of danger or simply deepen the dreamlike atmosphere. Overall, the words can be read as a warning about deceptive appearances, though their vivid, fragmented images leave room for other interpretations.